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South Ronaldsay, Orkney

December 18th, 2009 | Category: Mostly Photos,Scotland,Travel

Orkney travel stock photograph - Old boat sits abandoned in Barn, South Ronaldsay, Orkney

Staircase in abandoned derelict building, South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland

living room of abandoned house, South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland

Abandoned house, South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland.

I wonder what stories these old walls could tell.  Once it was probably the center of a large farm.  Times changed and the old ways lost their charm.  The young generation left home for the glamour of the city.  No one wanted to live on the edge of the world anymore.  The house sat alone, empty.  The paint faded.  The roof caved.

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  1. Lisa December 18th, 2009 11:47 am

    Beautiful Cody!!

  2. cathy December 19th, 2009 11:59 pm

    I can feel the quiet. wonderful

  3. Wendy Loneragan January 31st, 2010 1:04 am

    Hi Cody,

    Am wondering where this derelict house is. My ancestor, William McBeath and others lived at “Burwick” – houses #35 &#36 in 1821 Census 1836. Photographer Ian Balcombe said the house is still there but deserted and derelict. It’s just up from where the John o’ Groats ferry comes in on the A 961. Could it be this one?

    The ancestor, William McBeath went to South Australia in 1836/7 – where I now live.

    Cheers,

    Wendy Loneragan

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